“Of course we care!“: A qualitative exploration of Australian livestock producers' understandings of farm animal welfare issues

EA Buddle, HJ Bray, RA Ankeny - Journal of Rural Studies, 2021 - Elsevier
The welfare of farm animals is increasingly of concern to meat producers as well as
consumers and the broader community; however these groups conceptualize animal …

[HTML][HTML] Co-producing agricultural policy with beekeepers: Obstacles and opportunities

S Maderson - Land Use Policy, 2023 - Elsevier
Dominant agricultural practices are widely recognised as one of many factors leading to
severe declines in honey bees and other pollinators. Improving the agri-environment for …

Where have all the flowers gone? Honey bee declines and exclusions from floral resources

JL Durant - Journal of Rural Studies, 2019 - Elsevier
This article considers the social drivers that shape beekeepers' lost access to floral
resources, and how this contributes to honey bee and beekeeper vulnerability. Most large …

Beekeepers' knowledges and participation in pollinator conservation policy

S Maderson, S Wynne-Jones - Journal of Rural Studies, 2016 - Elsevier
This paper considers the potential for beekeepers' knowledges to be incorporated into
participatory policy processes addressing current challenges to pollinator health. Pollinator …

The distributed farmer: Rethinking US Midwestern precision agriculture techniques

M Comi - Environmental Sociology, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
This article examines changes in the social world of farming, agricultural decision-making,
and environmental outcomes in regions where precision agriculture (PA) techniques are …

Honey bees and colony collapse disorder: A pluralistic reframing

K Watson, JA Stallins - Geography Compass, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Scientific narratives surrounding colony collapse disorder (CCD) are often played against
one another. However, oppositional knowledge politics do not neatly segregate the …

Can strategic integration of cultivated pasture legumes into temperate agricultural systems provide stability to honey bee populations and associated industries?

JJM Wisdom, DR Kidd, MH Ryan… - Plants, People …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Societal Impact Statement Humans and honey bees have a long history of interaction to
yield valued products and services. However, honey bees are under pressure from changes …

[HTML][HTML] There's more than one way to know a bee: beekeepers' environmental knowledge, and its potential role in governing for sustainability

S Maderson - Geoforum, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper explores the epistemological contradictions and complementarities of different
geographies of environmental knowledge, as illustrated within the context of understanding …

To save the bees or not to save the bees: honey bee health in the Anthropocene

E Andrews - Rethinking Food System Transformation, 2022 - Springer
As honey bee colonies continue to perish at high rates, beekeepers are divided on how best
to keep bees healthy and productive. In this article, I describe the tensions between …

Making insects tick: Responsibility, attentiveness and care in edible insect farming

C Bear - Environment and Planning E: Nature and Space, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Insects are increasingly promoted as a sustainable and nutritious source of protein, with
'edible insect'sectors emerging in many countries not traditionally associated with their …